Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[IlliniShelt]

I replied to a sarcastic post with more sarcasm….don’t over think it lol

 

[DAM1298]

I can’t watch at the moment, but David Jones just went live on Instagram with three people…. One is RJ Melendez.

 

[Flight33]

No TSJ…..No Kofi…..not the off-season we all dreamed of, but still not finished I guess.

Been a very good off-season, that could be great.

 

[CharliedonSurf]

I can’t watch at the moment, but David Jones just went live on Instagram with three people…. One is RJ Melendez.

Shooting the sh*t in spanish

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

Been a very good off-season, that could be great.

Still time, but as we look to next season, which is really foremost, it has not yet been good.

 

[Rich]

Coaching is fluid?

 

[Bigtex]

Been a very good off-season, that could be great.

Losing 2 centers - one AA and point guard
Vs
Getting a very good 2022 PG and another 2024 PG (little bro)

Hard to say it has been a very good offseason. Potential is there to be very good to great but verdict is still out

 

[Boomauer]

How does this affect Bryce Hopkins?

 

[Sedino]

Losing 2 centers - one AA and point guard
Vs
Getting a very good 2022 PG and another 2024 PG (little bro)

Hard to say it has been a very good offseason. Potential is there to be very good to great but verdict is still out

"Very good point guard" is a very underwhelming way to describe the highest rated recruit illinois has gotten in 20 years

 

[phats22]

It's amazing the things that can happen when you don't lose your entire coaching staff....I like this year better than the last one

 

[Jplatt06]

You know the move coach….

 

[DICKnaggie]

Losing 2 centers - one AA and point guard
Vs
Getting a very good 2022 PG and another 2024 PG (little bro)

Hard to say it has been a very good offseason. Potential is there to be very good to great but verdict is still out

There is so much wackadoodle with this post, I don't know where to start. Agree with the last statement but that's kind of a no brainer.

 

[EyeoftheIllini]

I can’t watch at the moment, but David Jones just went live on Instagram with three people…. One is RJ Melendez.

Is one Curbelo?

 

[redwingillini11]

The insiders need to tell us exactly who is joining our team for next year right now or they aren’t really insiders amirite??

 

[Whitmans Sampler]

Half of me says just hand the PG duties to Skyy/Epps/Ty and let em run with it. The defense will come.

The other half of me says we definitely need a proven, experienced defender in the backcourt.

 

[FrankNitty30]

get so tired of seeing guesses who "starts" Who cares! It is more important who finishes. There are lot of minutes to be shared.

I coached college basketball for ten years. The MOST OVERRATED aspect of the game is the starting lineup.

I use to tell them all the time “You need to be way more worried about who I trust at the end of a close game, rather than who I trust to get the jump ball correct.”

 

[BashCtIllini]

Half of me says just hand the PG duties to Skyy/Epps/Ty and let em run with it. The defense will come.

The other half of me says we definitely need a proven, experienced defender in the backcourt.

A PG would be good, but...

 

[IlliniForceOne]

With every turn of the Loyalty page tonight a new talent appears. David Jones, Max Christie, Emoni Bates, Cam Whitmore…who’s next?

 

[DAM1298]

I coached college basketball for ten years. The MOST OVERRATED aspect of the game is the starting lineup.

I use to tell them all the time “You need to be way more worried about who I trust at the end of a close game, rather than who I trust to get the jump ball correct.”

You’re absolutely right in terms of pure on-court, yet players’ egos love the “starter” title

 

[Bigtex]

There is so much wackadoodle with this post, I don't know where to start. Agree with the last statement but that's kind of a no brainer.

So right now our 2022 roster is better than
Anticipated 2022 roster at the end of March?
Smh.

 

[IlliniwekKDR]

Can someone do a flight tracker from Champaign to Maryland, please?

Gotta be careful with that. Could just be Bielema going to get crab cakes

 

[FrankNitty30]

You’re absolutely right in terms of pure on-court, yet players’ egos love the “starter” title

Which is a mindset you have to get rid of. Team, team, team. Period.

 

[DAM1298]

Which is a mindset you have to get rid of. Team, team, team. Period.

In an ideal world, yes.

 

[HailtotheChief]

I coached college basketball for ten years. The MOST OVERRATED aspect of the game is the starting lineup.

I use to tell them all the time “You need to be way more worried about who I trust at the end of a close game, rather than who I trust to get the jump ball correct.”

Most of the time it seems those are the same people...at least lately at U of I

 

[IlliniCaboose]